October 16, 2010
Evan Mitchell, piano
Elgar
— Pomp and Circumstance March #1
Saints-Saens
— Piano Concerto #2 in G minor op.22
Shostakovich
— Symphony #5 in D minor op.47
We begin with a celebration with the famous Pomp and Circumstance March #1, well-known as the "graduation" theme and close out the first half with Saint-Saens Piano Concerto #2 in G minor, arguably his most famous concerto. The second half takes us on a journey from the reality of oppression to the hope of freedom as we explore how music was used to speak out against a corrupt government in the immortal Symphony #5 in D minor by Dmitri Shostakovich. |
